A 72-year-old American man vanished while on a Princess Cruise ship, and authorities suspect he may have fallen overboard during his voyage.
A search was initiated on Monday around 7 a.m. after the Ruby Princess Cruise ship arrived in San Francisco and the man was discovered missing onboard, as reported by the cruise line.
The cruise departed for Ensenada, Mexico, on November 27.
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The cruise ship left for Ensenada, Mexico, on Nov. 27. (Getty Images)
The man was traveling alone on the cruise. It remains unknown when he might have gone overboard.
“Princess worked closely with local authorities throughout the day. CCTV footage has been extensively examined, and the ship was thoroughly searched multiple times without success,” a cruise line spokesperson told the New York Post.
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The missing man was traveling alone on the cruise. (Getty Images)
“Having eliminated other possibilities, this is being treated as a man overboard incident,” the spokesperson added.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking into the matter, as mentioned by a spokesperson for the cruise line to KTVU. Princess Cruises is cooperating with authorities in the investigation, the spokesperson stated.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating the incident. (Getty Images)
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The U.S. Coast Guard informed the outlet that they had halted their search for the missing man as of Monday around 5:30 p.m.
